Broadway Television Theatre
| Broadway Television Theatre | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 73 |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | WOR-TV |
| Distributor | Syndicated |
| Release | |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Mono RCA Sound System |
| Original release | 14 April 1952 – 18 January 1954 |
Broadway Television Theatre is a one-hour syndicated television anthology series produced by WOR-TV in New York City. The series premiered April 14, 1952 and ran for 73 episodes through 1954.[1]
Production background
All the episodes were abridged adaptations of Broadway shows and were shot on 35mm film.[2] Its stars included Christopher Plummer, Veronica Lake, Sylvia Sidney, Signe Hasso, Roddy McDowall, Jack Warden, Ruth Warrick, Constance Bennett, Lee Grant, and Bonita Granville.
The list of shows adapted[3] include:
- Angel Street, written by Patrick Hamilton (writer)
- Craig's Wife, written by George Kelly (playwright)
- Dark Victory
- The Front Page, written by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur
- Gramercy Ghost, written by John Cecil Holm
- The Hasty Heart, written by John Patrick (dramatist)
- Janie
- Kind Lady, written by Edward Chodorov
- The Last of Mrs. Cheyney, written by Frederick Lonsdale
- The Letter, written by W. Somerset Maugham
- Night Must Fall, written by Emlyn Williams
- Night of January 16th, written by Ayn Rand
- Reflected Glory, written by George Kelly (playwright)
- R.U.R., written by Karel Capek
- Room Service
- The Bat by Mary Roberts Rinehart and Avery Hopwood
- The Jazz Singer, written by Samson Raphaelson
- The Thirteenth Chair, written by Bayard Veiller
- Three Men on a Horse, written by George Abbott
- The Trial of Mary Dugan, written by Bayard Veiller
- Twentieth Century, written by Ben Hecht and Charles MacArthur
- Your Uncle Dudley, written by Howard Lindsay and Bertrand Robinson
See also
References
- ↑ "Broadway Television Theatre". IMDB. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ↑ "Broadway Television Theatre". TV.com. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- ↑ "Broadway Television Theatre". Classic TV Archive. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
External links
- Broadway Television Theatre at CVTA with episode list
- Broadway Television Theatre at the Internet Movie Database
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